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Since I upgraded from the original iPad, the virtures of the new iPad are more evident to me. The screen is the biggie - it just makes for more comfortable reading.
Ergonomics is next. It weighs less than the original, and the design maximizes that experience. But the device itself seems half the thickness of the original because of the magnetic cover, since there's no back cover to deal with.
Everything is faster on the new iPad. Magazine downloads seem twice as fast, as do screen page changes.
I think that Apple went with "the new iPad" name because it recognizes that only incremental improvements are likely from here on out. I can imagine a voice controled iPad, perhaps, and continue to hope for a smaller version, but short of being able to fold it or roll it up & put it in your pocket, just what else of any great significance can be done? Faster, lighter, better speaker - all incremental rather than gamechanging.
By using this name, & eliminating the version numbers, Apple is positioned to just sell the new iPad every year, without it ever really getting old.
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